Spanish Language News Assistant-In/Associate-In
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Spanish Language News AssistantIn/AssociateIn
Bachelors degree and three years of experience in Spanish language journalism
The Opportunity
The College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) at the University of Florida seeks to hire an AssistantIn/AssociateIn faculty position within the Innovation News Center (INC) (12month nontenure track) to begin in the Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 term. We are particularly interested in candidates who understand audio journalism and have experience with Spanish language news on audio video and digital platforms. We invite applicants who have prior teaching experience (preferred) in addition to candidates who have experience or potential to assist with scholastic journalism opportunities.
Candidates should hold a minimum of a Bachelors degree (Masters degree preferred) in journalism media communication or a related field. Candidates will have the opportunity to teach both undergraduate and graduate classes and we would especially welcome applicants with the ability to teach multiple courses in the program including the ability to develop new courses.
The selected candidate will teach up to the equivalent of two threecredithour courses per semester mentor and advise undergraduate students as assigned manage student content creation with the INC participate in scholarly and professional organizations advise/produce/anchor Spanish language audio and video newscasts created within the INC create/advise digital content multiplatform collaboration with fellow INC managers participate in shared governance and perform other duties as assigned.
This is an inperson position based in Gainesville FL. and will be designated as an essential employee. Policy Link: about UFs College of Journalism and Communications
Accredited by ACEJMC the college has earned its reputation for excellence over the last half century on the strength of its programs faculty students and alumni; the stories they tell; and the difference they make around the world. The college provides immersive learning through the INC; Fresh Take Florida; projectbased and study abroad journalistic courses; the Agency the Division of Multimedia Properties; the Summer Media Institute for high school students; extensive research offerings; and many more extracurricular groups and programs. Our 84 fulltime faculty members and 139 parttime colleagues serve in four academic departments: Advertising Journalism Public Relations and Media Production Management and Technology. We enroll about 2400 undergraduates both inperson and online. Nearly 120 graduate students are earning masters and doctoral degrees. Another 750 are pursuing online masters and graduate certificates.
More about the University of Florida
The University of Florida is the flagship university for the state of Florida. Located in Gainesville in the north of the peninsula about an hour and a half to either the Gulf or Atlantic coast UF has 16 colleges a major academic health center and a landgrant mission that gives it one of the nations most comprehensive agriculture and natural resource programs. The 2000acre campus spans from UFs historic redbrick core to a major hospital and health complex championship sports facilities and tech startup district linking to the citys lively downtown.
Driven by a preeminence strategy that has added 600 new faculty positions in recent years UF is ranked 7th among the nations top public research universities in the 2025 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings. The university has a $10 billion annual budget and is included in the Carnegie Commissions list of leading research universities. We have 32000 employees and our 60000plus students come from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.
Our 6600 faculty members have distinguished records in teaching research and service including 22 Eminent Scholar Chairs 38 elected members of the National Academies 20 elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and 91 elected members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2024 UF research expenditures topped $1.26 billion.
CJC is among the top colleges for journalism and communications in the world. Our faculty are collaborative and ambitious for ourselves and our students. We publish in top professional and research outlets. Our students are regularly recognized in national and regional journalism awards including Hearst Murrow Emmys Tellys the Society of Professional Journalists the Online News Association the Broadcast Education Association the Society of Environmental Journalists and many others. Our engaged alumni who lead newsrooms and report across the globe have won 32 Pulitzer Prizes.
Our immersive teaching model trains undergraduate and graduate students on professional platforms to produce highcaliber news content for mass audiences. Journalism faculty collaborate with our colleagues in CJCs Media Production Management and Technology Public Relations and Advertising departments on contemporary curriculum to prepare students for a wide range of careers. We also partner across disciplines with faculty in UFs 15 other colleges on projects ranging from college sports ethics to helping the world visualize climate change.
$56250.00 Annually
Bachelors degree and three years of experience in Spanish language journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism Media Communication(s) or related fields.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish languages
- Demonstrated ability or desire to work in a teaching hospital newsroom
- Capability to engage and mentor students in audio journalism best practices and techniques
- Ability to anchor and produce video and audio newscasts within the INC as needed.
- Capacity to teach courses in Spanish language journalism or multimedia journalism.
- Experience engaging in scholastic journalism.
- Commitment to institutionbuilding and collaborative initiatives at the college and university level.
Please submit your applications online via Page UP link. Applications must be submitted in a single PDF file that includes:
- A cover letter detailing previous professional leadership and/or teaching experience.
- A current CV or rsum.
- Teaching Portfolio if applicable (including teaching philosophy sample syllabi student evaluations etc.).
- Contact details for three references.
- Any other supporting documentation that you deem relevant to the position.
Review of applications begins MAY 12and continues until the position is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply byMAY 12 to receive priority consideration.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
